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AMNH Activities
Plant Life Cycles
Online Field Journal: Compare: Flowers
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/online_field_journal/cp/cpfl/cpflmain.html
Is the weather rainy or cold? You can still explore nature. Go here
to observe and compare flowers.
Life Cycles of Animals
Draw a Monarch Butterfly
http://ology.amnh.org/biodiversity/stufftodo/drawmonarch.html
Do you like to draw? It’s easy to draw a butterfly! Just take your
time to do research and copy what you find. Learn how.
Earth’s Materials
Online Field Journal: Rocks
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/online_field_journal/cp/cprk/cprkmain.html
Have you ever taken a good look at rocks? You might be surprised by
how many kinds you can find. Compare these rocks online. See how many differences you can spot.
Earth’s Past
Make Your Own Dino Stationery
http://ology.amnh.org/paleontology/stuff/makestationery.html
Type your notes next to T. rex. Have a dinosaur deliver your message.
Just add your name and address to these colorful note cards.
Earth’s Resources
Rocks in Your Cabinet
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/kids/kids_hope/rocksincab.html
How many things in your home come from nature?
See if you can tell which kitchen items are made of rocks and minerals.

Objects in Motion
Thinking in Three Dimensions
http://ology.amnh.org/einstein/stufftodo/threed.html
We live in a world of three dimensions. We move left or right, forward or backward, up or down.
Make a model of a three-dimensional shape. Find out how.
Forces at Work
Our Place in Space: Gravity
http://ology.amnh.org/astronomy/gravity
The pull of gravity affects all of us. What does gravity do? What would happen if it did not exist?